StringUtilities.java

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package it.tidalwave.northernwind.rca.ui.contentmanager.impl;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import lombok.AccessLevel;
import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;

/***********************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 *
 **********************************************************************************************************************/
@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
public final class StringUtilities
  {
    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1008802/converting-symbols-accent-letters-to-english-alphabet
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public static String deAccent (final @Nonnull String string)
      {
        final String nfdNormalizedString = java.text.Normalizer.normalize(string, java.text.Normalizer.Form.NFD);
        final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\p{InCombiningDiacriticalMarks}+");
        return pattern.matcher(nfdNormalizedString).replaceAll("");
      }
  }